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Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US
Canada has banned Texas cattle due to a flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in the US. The ban follows the identification of a second infected calf in Texas, prompting the US state to declare a state of disaster.
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